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Be it known that I, NATHAN TURNER, of West Lyn-n, in the county ofEssex, and State of Massachusetts, have inventedV a new and improvedWardrobe; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and

exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the artto make and use tho same, reference being had tothe accompanyingdrawings, formingpart of this specification.

" This invention relates toa new and improved method of constructingwardrobes, whereby the same are easily and at pleasure convertible intoa closet or booleease, and whereby the same are more compactly packedfor transportatin. v It consists in amovable or swinging arrangementofthe sides and top and bottom, whereby lthey are folded upon eachother, with grooves or strips in or upon the sides to support shelveswhen used as a closet or book-case, and which shelves may be removedwhen used as a wardrobe. In the accompanying plate of drawings* Figure 1represents a front view of my invention.

Figure 2 represents a vertical sectional view of the same, taken in tholine :e x, fig. 1.

Figure 3 represents a front view of the same folded together.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

` A is the swinging top. B is the swinging bottom. C are the swingingsides. is the door. E is the back of thewardrobe. a are the shelves. athe upper shelf, e the lower shelf. F is the strip attached to the shelfa by the hinges G. H are the hinges, by which the side C is secured tothe strip S; and upon which the side e turns. y are grooves or strips tosupport the shelves. To the brick of the wardrobe E are rmly'secured, atboth sides, strips S,oi` sudicient devices for strength, and ofsuiiicient width toal-lowof the shelves a, which are movable, beingpacked within them. To the strips S are secured, by the hinges H, thesides C, so that they will swing inwardly or towards each other. Saidback E has also stripsin Ilike manner firmly secured to themn top andbottom of the same, of sufficient width to contain the sides C when'folded `together, and the door D, which is also movable. To these laststrips are secured, by hinges, the top A and bottom B, so that they willswing inwardly or towards eaeh other. The sides C are provided withgrooves or strips in or upon which theV shelves a rest when a closet ora. book-case is required. The door D is hinged upon one of the sides Cin such way that it may easily be taken oil". The top shelf a only willbe used when a wardrobe is required. To the top shelf a' a strip, F, isattached by hinges G, ou which are pegs or hooks for hanging upclothing. The bottom shelf e is used to break or cover the joint betweenastrip and the swinging bottom B. The arrangement is such that by movingthe shelves a, and folding'back the upper shelf a', and moving the doorD and folding in the sides upon-the shelves a, which are placed againstthe back E, and folding in the top A and the bottom upon the door D,placed upon the sides c, thc whole is made compact and in a shape to beeasily moved or transported; also that by movi-ng or putting in theshelves a, the same is easily convertible into a wardrobe, closet, orbook-case, at pleasure.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A convertiblewardrobe, closet, or book-case, with swinging or folding sides C, andswinging or folding top A, and bottom B, substantially as described andfor the purpose set forth. i

NATHAN TURNER. Witnesses:

OBEN SMITH. WM, H. THOMAS,

